Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock vs Illumina, Inc. — how do they compare? Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock trades at $356.44 (market cap $9.43B), while Illumina, Inc. trades at $193.06 (market cap $29.12B). The key difference: Illumina, Inc. is far larger — about 3.1× Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock's market cap, and Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock is trading nearer its 52-week high, Illumina, Inc. nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BIO | ILMN | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $9.43B | $29.12B |
Sector | Health | Health |
52-Week High | $356.25 | $205.10 |
52-Week Low | $241.71 | $91.00 |
Enterprise Value | $9.18B | $30.48B |
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Bio-Rad Laboratories, headquartered in Hercules, California, develops, manufactures, and markets products and solutions for the clinical diagnostics and life sciences markets. In diagnostics (53% of sales), Bio-Rad manufactures, sells, and supports test systems and specialized quality controls for clinical laboratories. In life sciences (47% of sales), the firm develops and manufactures a range of instruments and reagents used in research, biopharmaceutical production, and food testing. The company is geographically diverse, with major markets in the Americas (42% of 2021 sales), Europe and Africa (33%), and Asia-Pacific (25%). Bio-Rad owns 37% of Sartorius AG, a laboratory and biopharmaceutical supplier.
Read more on BIO →Illumina provides tools and services to analyze genetic material with life science and clinical lab applications. The company generates over 90% of its revenue from sequencing instruments, consumables, and services. Illumina's high-throughput technology enables whole genome sequencing in humans and other large organisms. Its lower throughput tools enable applications that require smaller data outputs, such as viral and cancer tumor screening. Illumina also sells microarrays (less than 10% of sales) that enable lower-cost, focused genetic screening with primarily consumer and agricultural applications.
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